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[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. In a group of otherwise good friends, there is one character who is an unrepentant [[Jerkass]] to everyone else. Or, if they aren't downright mean or cruel, just may be so [[The Ditz|stupid]] or [[Cloudcuckoolander|just plain weird]] that it's embarrassing to be seen with them. In either case, someone asking "Why are they even friends?" is a perfectly legitimate question. One that is usually answered by one of several reasons:
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It's not even that their friends aren't aware of their behavior, either. They're perfectly well aware the person is a jerk, or a geek, or a ditz, and will frequently treat them as such based on their behavior. They still get included in the group nonetheless.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Tomo Takino of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' hangs around with Yomi because they've been friends since grade school. The rest of her friends are classmates, and nine times out of ten her antics piss everyone else off. It's the same thing with Yukari and Nyamo. In this case, however, it's easy to see why the others hang out with them - they're likeable enough.
** Also by Kiyohiko Azuma: Yanda from ''[[
* Miu Matsuoka in ''[[Strawberry Marshmallow]]''. She's usually included because she's Chika's oldest friend and next door neighbor.
* Chiri in ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' is a lot like Cartman. She's a very extreme [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]] and everyone is afraid of her [[Ax Crazy]] streak, but she's still part of the group. It probably helps that everyone else is pretty crazy/borderline sociopathic.
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